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August 29, 2010 by New Media WriterDiggInfographicRedditSocialNow that Digg Version 4 is here, much to the dismay of the community (who resoundingly spoke up about its apparent suckiness), what the hell do you plan on digging — I mean doing — with your free-time? For those of you who decide to leave Diggrather than battle Kevin Rose in an attempt to return the site to normal, we believe Reddit is the obvious answer to your quickly diminishing finger calluses and disconnection from the social web.

“But Reddit’s comment system is confusing!”
“Yeah, and the design is horrid.”
“Which subreddits do I subscribe to? There are so many!”

We’ve heard all those nagging complaints before, but if you utilize the links we’ve collected here, nearly every issue you have with Reddit can be squelched. However, like anything new and unfamiliar, it may take some time. Digg wasn’t a puzzle you solved overnight, that we know. So take our advice, test the waters over at Reddit with these enhancement tools, and you may find yourself wondering why you were ever digging to begin with.

Many top diggers utilize this link for an additional content source. It is also an excellent place to comment on Reddit, ensuring other users the opportunity to read and reply to your comments. Try commenting on an article from Reddit’s homepage and your voice will likely never be heard.

Many people complain about not being able to find the proper or most popular niche subreddits for an intended submission. This problem is created by one of the best aspects of Reddit: a user’s ability to create their own subreddit. Given that anyone with an account can create one, there are obviously thousands (51,597, at the time of this post, to be exact). As the name suggests, SubReddit Finder simplifies the process of discovering interesting and obscure subreddits to take part in.

This site offers a quick glance at the most popular subreddits based on the current top 100 stories on Reddit’s homepage. Politics, though many users strictly ignore that particular subreddit, is often the most-represented subreddit on the homepage.

This site provides what many would consider the most in-depth look at Reddit, its content and its community. An hour spent here, sorting through the various tabs, and you are assured to walk away with a much greater understanding of what drives the site.

Displays the top comments for a Reddit post in a sidebar on the right hand side. Clicking on a post in the sidebar will take you directly to the Reddit comment. For each comment a “top comments” link has been added after “reply” to get you back to the Top Comments sidebar.

In Reddit self-posts, the submitter often puts the bulk of their submission in a comment instead of the headline, and the comment may get buried. This will highlight their comments and bring their oldest top-level comment to the top of the page.

This is a helpful source for understanding the general community rules. This is a must-read for anyone looking to be highly active on Reddit.

Reddiquette is an informal expression of reddit’s community values, written by the reddit community itself. It’s not meant to be a list of commandments, but really more of a collection of guidelines. (In other words, be flexible!)